100 Best universities for Electrical Engineering in France

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in France ranked based on their research performance in Electrical Engineering. A graph of 6.23M citations received by 251K academic papers made by 124 universities in France was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Pierre and Marie Curie University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#36 in Europe

#156 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 35,114
Founded: 1150

2. Paris-Sud University

Ile-de-France | Orsay

For Electrical Engineering

#47 in Europe

#185 in the World

Enrollment: 23,270
Founded: 2014

3. Grenoble Alpes University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint Martin d'Heres

For Electrical Engineering

#49 in Europe

#197 in the World

Enrollment: 57,000
Founded: 1339

4. Paul Sabatier University - Toulouse III

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#67 in Europe

#254 in the World

Enrollment: 29,680
Founded: 1960

5. Claude Bernard University Lyon 1

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Electrical Engineering

#70 in Europe

#262 in the World

Enrollment: 38,007
Founded: 1809

6. Polytechnic School

Ile-de-France | Palaiseau

For Electrical Engineering

#78 in Europe

#276 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,316
Founded: 1794

7. Normal Superior School

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#80 in Europe

#278 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 10%
Enrollment: 2,536
Founded: 1794

8. Grenoble Institute of Technology

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Grenoble

For Electrical Engineering

#89 in Europe

#305 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 30%
Enrollment: 7,646
Founded: 1900

9. University of Bordeaux

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Bordeaux

For Electrical Engineering

#121 in Europe

#369 in the World

Enrollment: 54,000
Founded: 1441

10. University of Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#140 in Europe

#416 in the World

Enrollment: 46,578
Founded: 1289

11. University of Lorraine

Grand Est | Nancy

For Electrical Engineering

#149 in Europe

#432 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 60,404
Founded: 2012

12. University of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Electrical Engineering

#165 in Europe

#462 in the World

Enrollment: 71,429
Founded: 2018

13. CentraleSupelec

Ile-de-France | Gif-sur-Yvette

For Electrical Engineering

#170 in Europe

#481 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 4,300
Founded: 1894

14. TELECOM ParisTech

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#201 in Europe

#568 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 1878

15. University of Aix-Marseilles

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Marseille

For Electrical Engineering

#202 in Europe

#578 in the World

Enrollment: 66,378
Founded: 2012

16. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Electrical Engineering

#206 in Europe

#587 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,067
Founded: 1957

17. University of Picardie Jules Verne

Hauts-de-France | Amiens

For Electrical Engineering

#232 in Europe

#665 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 27,900
Founded: 1970

18. Eurecom

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Biot Sophia-Antipolis

For Electrical Engineering

#240 in Europe

#687 in the World

Founded: 1991

19. National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#247 in Europe

#697 in the World

Enrollment: 4,148
Founded: 1969

20. University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Nice

For Electrical Engineering

#259 in Europe

#747 in the World

Enrollment: 25,327
Founded: 1965

21. University of Western Brittany

Brittany | Brest

For Electrical Engineering

#267 in Europe

#762 in the World

Enrollment: 22,303
Founded: 1461

22. University of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Electrical Engineering

#272 in Europe

#769 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 37,252
Founded: 1460

23. University of Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Electrical Engineering

#286 in Europe

#802 in the World

Enrollment: 10,077
Founded: 1621

24. Central School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Ecully

For Electrical Engineering

#288 in Europe

#807 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 2,920
Founded: 1857

25. Normal Superior School of Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Lyon

For Electrical Engineering

#298 in Europe

#828 in the World

Enrollment: 2,297
Founded: 1987

26. University of Burgundy

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Dijon

For Electrical Engineering

#306 in Europe

#871 in the World

Enrollment: 29,508
Founded: 1722

27. Normal Superior School of Paris-Saclay

Ile-de-France | Cachan

For Electrical Engineering

#311 in Europe

#889 in the World

Enrollment: 1,382
Founded: 1912

28. Central School of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Lille

For Electrical Engineering

#313 in Europe

#896 in the World

Enrollment: 2,272
Founded: 1872

29. University of Limoges

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Limoges

For Electrical Engineering

#316 in Europe

#908 in the World

Enrollment: 17,658
Founded: 1968

30. University of Technology of Compiegne

Hauts-de-France | Compiegne

For Electrical Engineering

#332 in Europe

#960 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 4,367
Founded: 1972

31. University of Poitiers

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Poitiers

For Electrical Engineering

#339 in Europe

#977 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,820
Founded: 1431

32. University of Franche-Comte

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Electrical Engineering

#344 in Europe

#995 in the World

Enrollment: 21,677
Founded: 1423

33. National Graduate School of Engineering, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#346 in Europe

#1001 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,500
Founded: 1783

34. School of Industrial Physics and Chemistry of the City of Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#357 in Europe

#1065 in the World

Enrollment: 1,000
Founded: 1882

35. University of Technology of Belfort-Montbeliard

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Belfort

For Electrical Engineering

#359 in Europe

#1068 in the World

Enrollment: 2,455
Founded: 1999

36. University of Clermont Auvergne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Clermont-Ferrand

For Electrical Engineering

#361 in Europe

#1081 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 14,690
Founded: 1854

37. Paris Diderot University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#394 in Europe

#1178 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 25,523
Founded: 1970

38. University of Angers

Pays de la Loire | Angers

For Electrical Engineering

#401 in Europe

#1196 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 70%
Enrollment: 25,687
Founded: 1971

39. University of Savoy Mont Blanc

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Chambery

For Electrical Engineering

#409 in Europe

#1226 in the World

Enrollment: 14,735
Founded: 1979

40. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#422 in Europe

#1272 in the World

Enrollment: 565
Founded: 1896

41. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#430 in Europe

#1297 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 3,077
Founded: 1963

42. University of Orleans

Centre-Val de Loire | Orleans

For Electrical Engineering

#433 in Europe

#1310 in the World

Enrollment: 16,629
Founded: 1962

43. Paris Dauphine University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#445 in Europe

#1379 in the World

Enrollment: 11,281
Founded: 1968

44. Polytechnic University of Hauts-de-France

Hauts-de-France | Valenciennes

For Electrical Engineering

#453 in Europe

#1401 in the World

Enrollment: 10,994
Founded: 1964

45. University of Rouen Normandie

Normandy | Mont-Saint-Aignan

For Electrical Engineering

#454 in Europe

#1404 in the World

Enrollment: 31,500
Founded: 1966

46. National Advanced School of Engineering

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#455 in Europe

#1406 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 25%
Enrollment: 6,000
Founded: 1780

47. University of Caen Normandy

Normandy | Caen

For Electrical Engineering

#460 in Europe

#1418 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 27,465
Founded: 1432

48. Artois University

Hauts-de-France | Arras

For Electrical Engineering

#465 in Europe

#1438 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,051
Founded: 1992

49. National Graduate School for Advanced Technologies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#473 in Europe

#1480 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 897
Founded: 1970

50. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rennes

Brittany | Rennes

For Electrical Engineering

#479 in Europe

#1497 in the World

Enrollment: 2,073
Founded: 1966

51. Paris-Est Creteil Val-de-Marne University

Ile-de-France | Creteil

For Electrical Engineering

#480 in Europe

#1505 in the World

Enrollment: 37,313
Founded: 1970

52. University of Le Havre

Normandy | Le Havre

For Electrical Engineering

#484 in Europe

#1509 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 7,591
Founded: 1984

53. National Graduate School of Engineering, Caen

Normandy | Caen

For Electrical Engineering

#488 in Europe

#1516 in the World

Enrollment: 818
Founded: 1976

54. Francois Rabelais University

Centre-Val de Loire | Tours

For Electrical Engineering

#491 in Europe

#1526 in the World

Enrollment: 27,388
Founded: 1969

55. University of Technology of Troyes

Grand Est | Troyes

For Electrical Engineering

#497 in Europe

#1541 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 3,196
Male:Female: 77:23
Founded: 1994

56. University of Rheims Champagne-Ardenne

Grand Est | Reims

For Electrical Engineering

#501 in Europe

#1567 in the World

Enrollment: 24,480
Founded: 1548

57. Central School of Nantes

Pays de la Loire | Nantes

For Electrical Engineering

#506 in Europe

#1604 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 16%
Enrollment: 2,287
Founded: 1919

58. Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines University

Ile-de-France | Versailles

For Electrical Engineering

#507 in Europe

#1607 in the World

Enrollment: 13,816
Founded: 1991

59. University of Toulon

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | La Garde

For Electrical Engineering

#511 in Europe

#1629 in the World

Enrollment: 11,014
Founded: 1979

60. University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Pau

For Electrical Engineering

#513 in Europe

#1633 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 12,629
Founded: 1970

61. National Engineering School of Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | Futuroscope

For Electrical Engineering

#539 in Europe

#1751 in the World

Enrollment: 768
Founded: 1948

62. National School of Bridges and Roads

Ile-de-France | Champs sur Marne

For Electrical Engineering

#540 in Europe

#1757 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1747

63. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Rouen

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Electrical Engineering

#553 in Europe

#1854 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 11%
Enrollment: 2,003
Founded: 1985

64. Upper Alsace University

Grand Est | Mulhouse

For Electrical Engineering

#557 in Europe

#1872 in the World

Enrollment: 9,921
Founded: 1975

65. University of Perpignan Via Domitia

Occitanie | Perpignan

For Electrical Engineering

#561 in Europe

#1886 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 8,238
Founded: 1970

66. ENSEA Graduate School

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Electrical Engineering

#566 in Europe

#1903 in the World

Enrollment: 840
Founded: 1952

67. National Engineering Graduate School of Mechanics and Microtechnologies

Bourgogne-Franche-Comte | Besancon

For Electrical Engineering

#570 in Europe

#1919 in the World

Enrollment: 762
Founded: 1902

68. University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#583 in Europe

#1973 in the World

Enrollment: 42,700
Founded: 1971

69. Paris Descartes University

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#599 in Europe

#2065 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 31,690
Founded: 2019

70. University of La Rochelle

Nouvelle-Aquitaine | La Rochelle

For Electrical Engineering

#607 in Europe

#2102 in the World

Enrollment: 7,832
Founded: 1993

71. Jean Monnet University

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Electrical Engineering

#612 in Europe

#2118 in the World

Enrollment: 17,195
Founded: 1970

72. University of Paris 8

Ile-de-France | Saint-Denis

For Electrical Engineering

#614 in Europe

#2126 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Enrollment: 22,023
Founded: 1968

73. Higher Institute of Aeronautics and Space

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#616 in Europe

#2143 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 15%
Enrollment: 1,700
Founded: 2007

74. University of Southern Brittany

Brittany | Lorient

For Electrical Engineering

#620 in Europe

#2160 in the World

Enrollment: 9,477
Male:Female: 53:47
Founded: 1995

75. National Graduate School of Chemistry, Montpellier

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#622 in Europe

#2169 in the World

Enrollment: 427
Founded: 1957

76. University of Corsica Pascal Paoli

Corsica | Corte

For Electrical Engineering

#626 in Europe

#2196 in the World

Enrollment: 4,183
Founded: 1981

77. Graduate School of Electrical Engineering

Normandy | Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray

For Electrical Engineering

#629 in Europe

#2214 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 60%
Enrollment: 1,650
Founded: 1901

78. Paris West University Nanterre La Defense

Ile-de-France | Nanterre

For Electrical Engineering

#633 in Europe

#2228 in the World

Enrollment: 31,975
Founded: 1964

79. Brest National School of Engineering

Brittany | Plouzane

For Electrical Engineering

#650 in Europe

#2319 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Enrollment: 760
Founded: 1961

80. University of Evry-Val d'Essonne

Ile-de-France | Evry

For Electrical Engineering

#660 in Europe

#2352 in the World

Enrollment: 6,458
Founded: 1991

81. University of the Littoral Opal Coast

Hauts-de-France | Dunkirk

For Electrical Engineering

#663 in Europe

#2368 in the World

Enrollment: 10,381
Founded: 1991

82. School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#668 in Europe

#2391 in the World

Enrollment: 2,613
Founded: 1947

83. Graduate School of Chemistry, Physics and Electronics, Lyon

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Villeurbanne

For Electrical Engineering

#670 in Europe

#2398 in the World

Founded: 1994

84. Graduate School of Engineers in Paris

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#694 in Europe

#2530 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Founded: 1955

85. University of Avignon and the Vaucluse

Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur | Avignon

For Electrical Engineering

#708 in Europe

#2577 in the World

Enrollment: 6,434
Founded: 1984

86. National School of Civil Aviation

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#711 in Europe

#2596 in the World

Enrollment: 3,000
Founded: 1949

87. Paris Institute of Technology for Life, Food and Environmental Sciences

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#720 in Europe

#2618 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Enrollment: 2,300
Founded: 2007

88. National Graduate School of Chemistry of Lille

Hauts-de-France | Villeneuve-d'Ascq

For Electrical Engineering

#722 in Europe

#2626 in the World

Enrollment: 363
Founded: 1894

89. Montpellier SupAgro

Occitanie | Montpellier

For Electrical Engineering

#740 in Europe

#2687 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 40%
Founded: 2007

90. Paris Institute of Political Studies

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#755 in Europe

#2754 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 11,196
Founded: 1872

91. New Sorbonne University - Paris III

Ile-de-France | Paris

For Electrical Engineering

#770 in Europe

#2855 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 15,232
Founded: 1971

92. National School Mines - Telecom Lille Douai

Hauts-de-France | Douai

For Electrical Engineering

#771 in Europe

#2858 in the World

Founded: 2017

93. ESSEC Business School Paris

Ile-de-France | Cergy-Pontoise

For Electrical Engineering

#775 in Europe

#2871 in the World

Founded: 1907

94. National Graduate School of Textile Engineering

Hauts-de-France | Roubaix

For Electrical Engineering

#779 in Europe

#2906 in the World

Enrollment: 419
Founded: 1889

95. National School of Statistics and Economic Administration

Ile-de-France | Malakoff

For Electrical Engineering

#849 in Europe

#3242 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Founded: 1942

96. National School of Engineering - Saint Etienne

Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes | Saint-Etienne

For Electrical Engineering

#852 in Europe

#3251 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Enrollment: 1,022
Founded: 1961

97. National Veterinary School of Alfort

Ile-de-France | Maisons-Alfort

For Electrical Engineering

#886 in Europe

#3374 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 17%
Enrollment: 800
Founded: 1765

98. National Institute for Applied Sciences, Strasbourg

Grand Est | Strasbourg

For Electrical Engineering

#887 in Europe

#3379 in the World

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 2,009
Founded: 2003

99. Agrocampus Ouest

Brittany | Rennes

For Electrical Engineering

#901 in Europe

#3485 in the World

Enrollment: 2,000
Founded: 2008

100. National Veterinary School of Toulouse

Occitanie | Toulouse

For Electrical Engineering

#903 in Europe

#3488 in the World

Founded: 1828

The best cities to study Electrical Engineering in France based on the number of universities and their ranks are Paris, Orsay, Saint Martin d'Heres, and Toulouse.